Demand Planner

Our goal is to be the world’s most loved beauty destination. As we continue to source and offer the best and most exciting curation of global beauty, we need to ensure that every single customer can experience the MECCA magic, whether it in store or online.

To ensure that we deliver this to our amazing customers, we are embarking on a 3-year Supply Chain transformation and are looking for our next Demand Planner to be a part of driving a world-class demand function that connects our brands to their sales targets, and our customers to their products of choice!

The Role You Could Play:

The Demand Planner will own the demand planning process within S&OP and continuous improvement across specific brand categories. The Demand Planner will also drive demand consensus, prepare and facilitate the demand review with both internal and external stakeholders.

In this role you will also be responsible for:

· Ensuring data accuracy in both historical data (cleansing) and new data setup – one touch, single source of truth 

· Continuously improving processes and forecast accuracy in alignment with business initiatives to meet MECCA’s customer availability goal

· Reviewing forecast consumption weekly to identify and address abnormal or trending demand 

· Managing the system forecast performance, adjusting forecast methods and proactively collaborating on inventory policy adjustment with the supply operations team 

· Collaborating with store operations, merchandise, digital, marketing and supply chain functions in a category management structure to generate a consensus forecast 

· Collaborating with internal brand teams on forecast creation for new items and ranges, including cannibalization strategies and ranging levels

· Partner with supply planner and freight coordinator on demand assumptions to assist with a robust supply plan 

What You Will Bring:

There is no doubt that extensive demand planning, ideally within the retail or FMCG industry, and a commercial mindset are essential to perform this role.
In addition, our ideal candidate will be a master relationship-builder and be able to demonstrate the following:

· Strong experience as a change agent and driving transformation

· Highly analytical with the ability to have a holistic view

· Ability problem-solving skills and a game changing attitude.

· Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain or a related discipline desirable

Your Life At MECCA 

Whilst we are singularly focused on our #CustomerFirstmantra, we know that wouldn’t be possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated each and every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way!

Some of our other team member benefits include: 

· Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering 

· Health and well-being initiatives

· Reward and recognition programs

· Access to bonus and incentive programs 

· Access to a quarterly product allowance 

· Up to 40% discount 

There are also so many other ways in which you’ll be made to feel part of the MECCA story as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way. 

Since our very first day in 1997, our purpose has been to enable our customers to look and feel their best by offering them the world’s best line-up of beauty and skin-care brands, coupled with exceptional service. Fast forward to today, and we have almost 5,000 MECCA team members across 100+ retail stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, a rapidly growing online business, two Distribution Centres, and a bustling Support Centre in the heart of Melbourne working to deliver on our purpose every single day.

Our ongoing growth is fuelled by opening new stores and reaching new customers, launching new products, and harnessing the latest technology to constantly innovate and evolve our concepts, experiences, and service offerings. Whether you join MECCA in one of our Retail stores , our Support Centre or one of our Distribution Centres, you will be an integral part of the MECCA family.